News from the Adlershof University Campus

Einstein Foundation awards grants to five researchers at Humboldt-Universität

The Foundation is strengthening Berlin as a centre of science and research while also supporting its international connectedness:

Einstein Chair Focus on Algebraic Curves Gavril Farkas, Professor of Algebraic Geometry at Humboldt-Universität since 2007, is to become an Einstein Professor. He is regarded as one of the world’s leading experts in…

New atomic trap boosts quantum performance by utilising surface forces

Researchers at HU have developed a new method for trapping and controlling atoms:

Trapping and controlling atoms is one of the technical foundations for utilising their quantum mechanical properties – for example, for secure communication in quantum networks or in quantum computing. Many novel…

FAIRmat Wins European Digital Skills Award

The consortium for research data infrastructure in materials science, coordinated by Humboldt-Universität, has been recognized by the European Commission:

As research becomes increasingly data-driven, it is more important than ever to organize scientific data in ways that allow researchers, software tools, and artificial intelligence systems to use them effectively. The…

Movies under the stars

Culture meets Science at Work invites audiences to a summer of cinema in Adlershof:

When the weather warms up, film lovers head to Berlin's open-air cinemas to enjoy the city's unmistakable summer vibe. Venues in the districts Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain are perennial favourites, while Freiluftkino…

New world record set for the efficiency of a tandem solar cell

A research team from HU and HZB has succeeded in converting 25.5 per cent of sunlight into electrical energy by combining a CIGSe semiconductor layer with perovskite:

With this record, the Berlin-based team of researchers from the Centre for the Science of Materials Berlin (CSMB) at Humboldt University of Berlin (HU) and the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) has broken its own record…

How storms and insect infestations improve habitats for bison, elk and red deer

HU study shows that increasing disturbances in forests have a positive effect on large herbivores:

A study published in the journal *Nature Ecology & Evolution*, led by Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU), shows how forest disturbances can improve habitat quality for large herbivores, in some cases over decades.…

Award for a maths educator

Dr Swetlana Nordheimer has been awarded the ‘HU Preis für gute Lehre’ for her lecture ‘Algebra/Number Theory and its Didactics, with a Focus on Sign Languages’:

Dr Swetlana Nordheimer’s curiosity about sign languages was sparked by the television programmes she watched as a child. “In Kazakhstan, sign language was simply part of everyday life, just like Russian or Kazakh. We…

BAM takes a key role in major European research project

The EU project MaterialsCommons is establishing a networked data and AI infrastructure for materials research:

The Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) is taking on a central role in the major European project “MaterialsCommons”, which kicked off in June. Coordinated by Fraunhofer IWM, 26 research…

The Long Night of Science in Adlershof once again delighted thousands

On 6 June, large numbers of visitors came to the Technology Park:

Following the spectacular drone show to mark the 25th anniversary, the 2026 Long Night of Science in Adlershof saw a return to something closer to “business as usual”. However, enthusiasm for science remains…

Humboldt-Universität and quantumReality extend their research collaboration in electrochemistry

Successful Research Collaboration Enters the Next Phase: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Potsdam-based Science VC quantumReality Extend Cooperation to Develop Digital Twins for Electrolysis Plants by Two Years with…

DFG is funding a research project on integral deformations in holography at HU

Early-career researcher Stijn van Tongeren focuses on highly complex quantum field theories in theoretical physics:

Three new research groups and projects funded by the German Research Foundation’s (DFG) Heisenberg Programme are now active at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU), including the group led by physicist Dr Stijn van…

“Support local people in protecting nature around the world”

A study by Humboldt University in Berlin shows that the UN’s nature conservation target could have a direct impact on the lives of almost half the world’s population:

To halt global species extinction, at least 30 per cent of the world’s land and marine areas are to be placed under protection by 2030 and 30 per cent of degraded ecosystems restored, as agreed at the 15th UN…

Tailwind for career planning

The “workhier!” programme equips international students for the next step:

Anyone deep in the final stages of a doctoral thesis can use a bit of support when transitioning into work life. Environmental engineer Dr Janani Venkatraman Jagatha can certainly recommend joining the “workhier!”…

When work ends and anger begins

Psychologist Heidi Mauersberger researches workplace conflict:

Conflict at work is unavoidable and part of most people’s everyday professional life. When handled constructively, it does not need to have negative consequences. Quite the contrary: The clash of different…

Joachim Sauer has been elected an international member of the National Academy of Sciences

The US organisation has elected the former HU professor as an international member in recognition of his outstanding research:

Every spring, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) elects new members. At the end of April, it announced in Washington the election of 120 new members and 25 international members. Among them is Prof. Dr. rer. nat.…